Galapagos Sealion

Spotted Mosquera island, located between North Seymour and Baltra in the Galapagos. Mosquera has one of the largest populations of sea lions in Galapagos. When wet, sea lions are a shade of dark brown, but once dry, their color varies greatly. The females tend to be a lighter shade than the males and the pups a chestnut brown. Born with a longer, brownish-black lanugo, a pup's coat gradually fades to brown within the first five months of life. At this time, they undergo their first molt, resulting in their adult coat.